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SV402 - Calcite $ 250
Xiayang Mine, Fujian Prov., China
small cabinet - 9 x 6 x 2 cm

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Calcite from Xiayang Mine, Fujian Prov., China [db_pics/pics/SV402a.jpg]

Calcite from Xiayang Mine, Fujian Prov., China [db_pics/pics/SV402b.jpg]

Calcite from Xiayang Mine, Fujian Prov., China [db_pics/pics/SV402c.jpg]

Calcite from Xiayang Mine, Fujian Prov., China [db_pics/pics/SV402d.jpg]

Calcite from Xiayang Mine, Fujian Prov., China [db_pics/pics/SV402f.jpg]

Calcite from Xiayang Mine, Fujian Prov., China [db_pics/pics/SV402g.jpg]

Thin plate covered by transparent Calcite crystals. Individual crystals range up to just over 1cm in size and are in perfect condtion.

SV577 - Veszelyite $ 120
Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China
thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 1.7 cm

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Veszelyite from Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China [db_pics/pics/SV577a.jpg]

Veszelyite from Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China [db_pics/pics/SV577b.jpg]

Veszelyite from Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China [db_pics/pics/SV577d.jpg]

Deep vug filled with radial clusters of blue Veszelyite. Beautiful, richly colored crystals of this rare species from a July 2020 find at an old Zinc mine.

SV578 - Veszelyite $ 120
Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China
miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm

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Veszelyite from Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China [db_pics/pics/SV578a.jpg]

Veszelyite from Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China [db_pics/pics/SV578c.jpg]

Veszelyite from Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China [db_pics/pics/SV578d.jpg]

Veszelyite from Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China [db_pics/pics/SV578e.jpg]

Box-work vuggy matrix with upper vugs filled with groups and isolated single crystals of blue Veszelyite. Beautiful, richly colored crystals of this rare species from a July 2020 find at an old Zinc mine.

SV579 - Veszelyite $ 120
Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China
thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm

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Veszelyite from Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China [db_pics/pics/SV579a.jpg]

Veszelyite from Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China [db_pics/pics/SV579b.jpg]

Veszelyite from Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China [db_pics/pics/SV579c.jpg]

Exquisite fan-shaped radial clusters of blue Veszelyite on matrix. Beautiful, richly colored crystals of this rare species from a July 2020 find at an old Zinc mine.

SV580 - Veszelyite $ 180
Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China
small cabinet - 7.7 x 5 x 3.5 cm

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Veszelyite from Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China [db_pics/pics/SV580a.jpg]

Veszelyite from Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China [db_pics/pics/SV580c.jpg]

Veszelyite from Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China [db_pics/pics/SV580d.jpg]

Veszelyite from Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China [db_pics/pics/SV580e.jpg]

Vuggy matrix with multiple areas with radial clusters of blue Veszelyite. Beautiful, richly colored crystals of this rare species from a July 2020 find at an old Zinc mine.

SV582 - Veszelyite $ 120
Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China
thumbnail - 2 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm

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Veszelyite from Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China [db_pics/pics/SV582a.jpg]

Veszelyite from Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China [db_pics/pics/SV582b.jpg]

Veszelyite from Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China [db_pics/pics/SV582c.jpg]

Veszelyite from Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China [db_pics/pics/SV582d.jpg]

Clusters of translucent blue Veszelyite on matrix. Beautiful, richly colored crystals of this rare species from a July 2020 find at an old Zinc mine.

SV584 - Veszelyite $ 120
Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China
thumbnail - 2.1 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm

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Veszelyite from Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China [db_pics/pics/SV584a.jpg]

Veszelyite from Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China [db_pics/pics/SV584b.jpg]

Veszelyite from Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China [db_pics/pics/SV584c.jpg]

Veszelyite from Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China [db_pics/pics/SV584d.jpg]

FAn-shaped clusters of translucent blue Veszelyite on matrix. Beautiful, richly colored crystals of this rare species from a July 2020 find at an old Zinc mine.

SV588 - Veszelyite $ 120
Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China
thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 1.2 cm

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Veszelyite from Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China [db_pics/pics/SV588a.jpg]

Veszelyite from Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China [db_pics/pics/SV588b.jpg]

Veszelyite from Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China [db_pics/pics/SV588c.jpg]

Fan-shaped clusters of translucent blue Veszelyite on matrix. Beautiful, richly colored crystals of this rare species from a July 2020 find at an old Zinc mine.

MK217 - Fluorite $ 300
Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China
miniature - 3.3 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm

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Fluorite from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/mk217a.jpg]

Fluorite from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/mk217b.jpg]

Fluorite from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/mk217c.jpg]

Exceedingly sharp single octahedral Fluorite crystal from Inner Mongolia, China. An undamaged floater of translucent pink Fluorite nearly textbook in form (one of the sixe points is stepped with multiple points). High quality, complete crystal in perfect condition.

MK220 - Fluorite $ 240
Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China
miniature - 4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm

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Fluorite from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/mk220a.jpg]

Fluorite from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/mk220b.jpg]

Fluorite from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/mk220c.jpg]

Transparent blue Fluorite crystal from the Yaogangxian Mine. So water-clear you can see right through it to the Muscovite attached to the bottom (photos don't convey this transparency well). Complete all around, stunning crystal of the quality the Yaogangxian mine is famous for. A small cleave on one corner, otherwise perfect.

SV363 - Cerussite $ 125
Daoping Mine, Yangshuo, Guangxi Prov., China
miniature - 3.3 x 3.3 x 1.3 cm

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Cerussite from Daoping Mine, Yangshuo, Guangxi Prov., China [db_pics/pics/SV363a.jpg]

Cerussite from Daoping Mine, Yangshuo, Guangxi Prov., China [db_pics/pics/SV363b.jpg]

Cerussite from Daoping Mine, Yangshuo, Guangxi Prov., China [db_pics/pics/SV363c.jpg]

Cerussite from Daoping Mine, Yangshuo, Guangxi Prov., China [db_pics/pics/SV363d.jpg]

Cerussite from Daoping Mine, Yangshuo, Guangxi Prov., China [db_pics/pics/SV363e.jpg]

Unusual candy colored Cerussite of yellow and pink. These Daoping Cerussites are among the most colorful for the species and it appears to have been a one time or limited find from several years ago. The crystal has relatively flat, lustrous front and back faces and more complex growth on the edges. A floater well crystallized all aroound.

LV347 - Azurite on Malachite $ 150
Liufengshan Copper Mine, Anhui Prov., China
small cabinet - 5.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm

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Azurite on Malachite from Liufengshan Copper Mine, Anhui Prov., China [db_pics/pics/LV347a.jpg]

Azurite on Malachite from Liufengshan Copper Mine, Anhui Prov., China [db_pics/pics/LV347b.jpg]

Azurite on Malachite from Liufengshan Copper Mine, Anhui Prov., China [db_pics/pics/LV347c.jpg]

Beautiful satiny blue Azurite crystals lining a vug in Malachite. The crystals are bright and well formed averaging 5mm in size.

MK491 - Cinnabar $ 500
Yanwuping Mines, Guizhou, China
cabinet - 10.5 x 6.5 x 3 cm

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Cinnabar from Yanwuping Mines, Guizhou, China [db_pics/pics/mk491a.jpg]

Cinnabar from Yanwuping Mines, Guizhou, China [db_pics/pics/mk491b.jpg]

Cinnabar from Yanwuping Mines, Guizhou, China [db_pics/pics/mk491c.jpg]

Cinnabar from Yanwuping Mines, Guizhou, China [db_pics/pics/mk491d.jpg]

Classic Cinnabar penetration twin on drusy Quartz with Dolomite. The Cinnabar crystal is perfect and translucent red when backlit.

MK525 - Fluorite $ 275
Shangbao Mine, Hunan, China
small cabinet - 6 x 4 x 2 cm

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Fluorite from Shangbao Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/mk525a.jpg]

Fluorite from Shangbao Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/mk525b.jpg]

Fluorite from Shangbao Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/mk525c.jpg]

Transparent purple Fluorite from the Shangbao Mine in China. The specimen is composed of a thin matrix with Fluorite crystals on both sides. The Fluorite have the high quality and bevelled edges typical of this mine.

MK528 - Ilvaite $ 1200
No. 1 Mine, Huanggang deposit, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
cabinet - 10 x 3.5 x 3 cm

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Ilvaite from No. 1 Mine, Huanggang deposit, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/mk528a.jpg]

Ilvaite from No. 1 Mine, Huanggang deposit, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/mk528b.jpg]

Ilvaite from No. 1 Mine, Huanggang deposit, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/mk528c.jpg]

Ilvaite from No. 1 Mine, Huanggang deposit, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/mk528d.jpg]

Large, doubly-terminated single Ilvaite crystal from China. A very large example, complete all around and in near pristine condition. Glossy luster and excellent as is, but has never been cleaned and could be improved if desired. (click on a page number to go to that page:)

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